MIDI protocol to change the EQ of a channel

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Hi, all

In a live performance, there are a few songs that I want to make 1 vocal channel sound like an old-time radio (a la “Video Killed the Radio Star”). On a different mixer, I was able to save scenes that affected only certain channels and I just changed the EQ to be very thin-sounding. On the CQ-20B, I can’t do that because the scenes always affect all settings (and I set the primary scene for each venue so it is too many settings to change for the scene that would contain the thin EQ settings).

I tried adding flange which allowed me to change the EQ, but I can only use the setting ‘shared’ and not ‘inserted’ (which would give a much better sound, but blocks the signal when I don’t want the effect and turn down the mix). Maybe if there was a MIDI command to switch between shared and inserted (along with the MIDI command I already use to mute/unmute the effect).

Since I haven’t been able to solve it that way, I am back to wondering if there is a MIDI command that could change the EQ for that channel (the level of each band).

I’d also appreciate any other ideas that come to mind to get an old-time radio sound on my vocal.

Thanks!

Max

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There is no way to achieve what you need.

I am in the same situation, (with the same song).

Hopefully, there is a feature request to add a parameter selection for saved scene, so with could build a specific scene with only EQ settings and switch it on demand.

Let’s wait.

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I would think it might be possible to use a second vocal channel for the special effect and mute the two channels alternately via MIDI commands.
However, you would need to split your vocal microphone externally in some way - maybe possible even via a separate Out, if available and the higher latency isn’t a problem.

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Thanks for the idea, SQuser! I don’t have an open channel at this time, but I’ll keep it in mind.

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Thanks, frenchie! I’ll wait.